Cream of chicken and potato soup

Cream of Chicken and Potato Soup

You can make this vegetarian by not adding chicken and substituting veggie broth for chicken. I'm not a chef or anything. I just enjoy cooking and wanted to share it with my Imgur family.

Wash, peel, and place the cut potatoes in cold water

I used 4 Russet potatoes because I like the texture it adds to the soup. I put the potatoes in cold water, as I prep them, so that the potatoes don't brown (it also helps to remove some of the starch). Cut them into chunks so that they cook faster.

Boil

Boil the potatoes till they are soft enough to be smashed with a fork

I also used about 3 red potatoes and placed the cubed potatoes in the cold water

You should dice this, with skin, so that you have some potatoes to put in the soup.

Boil the potatoes

Boil these till they are soft enough to be smashed with a fork, drain them, and then set them aside.

Cut 4 chicken breasts into cubes and season them

I seasoned them with salt and pepper, to your liking. I also added about 2 teaspoons of chili powder for a slight kick (optional).

Fry them over medium heat (I used olive oil). Allow chicken to rest

Make sure you get some good color on the chicken by frying them over medium heat. Place the cooked chicken on some paper towels to drain the excess oil.

First fry the onion till it is translucent and then add the garlic. Fry the mixture till the onion starts to brown. Then set the mixture aside.

Prepare the soup

Drain the Russet potatoes, place the potatoes back into the pot, add the onion-garlic mixture, and add a whole pint of cream.
Liquify the soup either by using a hand blender (or you can throw everything into a blender). Then adjust the consistency of the soup to your liking using chicken broth.
Taste and adjust the salt and pepper to your liking.
You can boil the soup down on medium heat (to make it thicker).
Once you get it to your desired consistency add the red potatoes and chicken. Allow the chicken and potato cubes to warm up in the soup by letting the soup boil for 10 minutes on low heat (MAKE SURE YOU STIR THE SOUP GENTLY).

Enjoy

I added some chives in the soup. Hope you enjoy making it. If you guys want, I can put up more recipes. By the way, sorry for the potato camera.

This is my first recipe post. Hope you all like it. I can add more if you guys like.